Audiobooks Like You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (May 2022)

Bahni Turpin narrates this grief-and-romance novel with a warmth that doesn't soften the rawness — her voice carries both the island lightness and the weight underneath it, making the 10-hour runtime feel intimate rather than slow. Two of the recommendations share her voice directly, and the full list matches that length, united by the same quality of emotional honesty that keeps the romantic stakes from feeling cheap.

10 audiobooks for fans of You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (May 2022)

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    You've Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs cover

    You've Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs

    by Ebony LaDelle

    Narrated by Jelani Alladin, Preston Butler, Nicole Cash, Kevin R. Free, iiKane, Ozzie Jacobs, Ebony LaDelle, Angel Pean, Malik Rashad, Andre Santana, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Zenzi Williams, Bahni Turpin

    3.80 ABR Score (351 ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (344) ★ 4.57 Audible (7)
    9h 10m listening time • Released 2025

    A stellar ensemble cast brings these HBCU love stories to vivid life, with each narrator perfectly matched to their story's voice and emotional core.

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    A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby

    Rogues and Remarkable Women • Book 1

    by Vanessa Riley

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    3.60 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.17 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.38 Audible (73)
    11h 17m listening time • Released 2020

    Bahni Turpin's dual narration captures the push-and-pull between a woman reclaiming her agency and a man learning to bend, making this Regency mystery genuinely hard to put down.

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    One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince

    Ravenhood Legacy • Book 1

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    4.81 ABR Score (59.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (55.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (3.9K)
    11h 31m listening time • Released 2023
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    Pucked Off

    Pucked • Book 5

    by Helena Hunting

    Narrated by Jacob Morgan, Rose Dioro

    4.55 ABR Score (24.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (21.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.5K)
    9h 36m listening time • Released 2017
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    Beast Behaving Badly (Pride)

    Pride • Book 5

    by Shelly Laurenston, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

    4.53 ABR Score (18.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.9K)
    11h 43m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Mane Squeeze

    Pride • Book 4

    by Shelly Laurenston

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

    4.48 ABR Score (16.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (14.9K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.8K)
    11h 45m listening time • Released 2013
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    Bear Meets Girl

    Pride • Book 7

    by Shelly Laurenston

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

    4.47 ABR Score (15.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (13.6K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.6K)
    11h 30m listening time • Released 2014
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    Out of the Dark

    The Grey Wolves • Book 4

    by Quinn Loftis

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.46 ABR Score (17.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (16.7K) ★ 4.72 Audible (638)
    9h 56m listening time • Released 2013
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    Dear Reader

    Devil's Backbone • Book 1

    by Tate James

    Narrated by Lilly Drake, James Joseph, Corvin King, Gregory Salinas, Michael Gallagher

    4.46 ABR Score (32.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (31.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (983)
    11h 53m listening time • Released 2025
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    Just One Drop

    The Grey Wolves • Book 3

    by Quinn Loftis

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.46 ABR Score (20.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (19.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (715)
    8h 38m listening time • Released 2013

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